Dear Helen,
Thanks for this information. This warning from T & F is the first we
have had. Does your agent indicate this will apply to UK subs too?
Best wishes
Sue
Quoting "Ward, Helen" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear Sue
> I think you'll find a number of publishers making this announcement in
> the coming months. Certainly we have had an early warning from our
> journal agent that VAT will apply to the electronic element of print
> plus e subscriptions from 2009 wherever they are notified by a
> publisher.
> Regards
> Helen
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Bate
> Sent: 24 June 2008 17:04
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> Subject: [LIS-E-JOURNALS] VAT and print+electronic
>
> Dear All,
>
> I have recently received a letter from a European publisher to say
> from 2009 they have to charge VAT on the electronic element of
> print+electronic titles. It seems to be a change in the law in Europe.
> Or possibly a local change. Has anybody else come across this?
>
> I have seen something similar before, when several years ago UK
> publishers started sending out "free" CD versions of looseleaf works
> with their print equivalent. The UK Customs and Excise required them
> to charge VAT on
> a small percentage of the total cost which luckily was pretty
> negligible.
>
> I know VAT and libraries is different from VAT and other industries
> within Europe but I still find it a rather disturbing development and
> one hopefully the UK authorities don't pick up on.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Sue Bate
> Head of Serials
>
> Sue Bate
> The John Rylands University Library
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>
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Fax:- 0161-275-3759
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